WHEN WILL THE GOOD TIMES OF INTERNATIONAL AIRFREIGHT RETURN?
In my opinion not for a long, long while. Many mature countries like the United Kingdom for instance has for many years seen a shrinking air export market. Sure until a year ago this was offset by surging imports (the bulk of which were from China) but now that the bubble has burst there, U.K. [...]
AIRLINES SEE LITTLE HOPE OF BETTER TIMES AROUND THE CORNER
There is no question that those who hoped for V instead of a U turnaround, they are now roundly disappointed. Many leading economists are still arguing whether the step economic decline has bottomed out or there is still some way to go. I don’t believe the run up of stock prices on Wall Street has [...]
FEDEX VERSUS UPS
Sure, I am a little biased when it comes to choosing between the two. If it weren’t for Mike Scanlan, our FedEx rep when we opened our doors sixteen years ago and the help he and his team gave us, there might not have been a company that next month will be celebrating its sixteenth [...]
TOUGH TIMES BRING ABOUT ODD BEDFELLOWS
Once upon a time there were four players in the local express package business; FedEx, UPS, DHL and Airborne. Now there are just two with Airborne being folded into DHL a few years back and finally earlier this year DHL domestic folding altogether. Both FedEx and UPS for years have valiantly fought through the courts [...]





